Modern Video Game Vixens

15 Modern Video Game Vixens We're Not Ashamed To Admit We're Crushing On

Blaze. Chun-Li. Princess Peach. Hell, even Haggar’s daughter Jessica from Final Fight. Who was your first real childhood gaming crush? At one point during our adolescence, we all fell hard for a pixilated bombshell. So it’s really nothing to be ashamed of.

Video games have offered us many strong female leads over the years. The beauty now is that developers are no longer making them these damsels in distress or second-class citizens in their titles. Thanks to the mainstream success of Lara Croft, more female characters are becoming the stars of their own franchises, entering the gaming realm as sexy badasses with the alluring traits of a hot heroine.

But as much as we adore the digital loves of our past, we’re making connections with the new generation of video game vixens, too. From covert agents to spaceship commanders, blood-sucking vampires to chainsaw-wielding cheerleaders, these are the modern video game hotties we’re jonesing over these days.

Nariko (Heavenly Sword)

Sony Computer Entertainment

Eurasians are hot and Heavenly Sword’s leading lady is living proof of it. Red Sonja on about a thousand, Nariko shares the exotic qualities of an Amazonian temptress and the killer instincts of God of War’s Kratos. This makes for one gorgeous killing machine. We can’t help but become hypnotized over her long red-rose hair and blood-soaked “combat kimono,” which wraps perfectly around her slimly muscular physique.

Zoey (Left 4 Dead Series)

Valve Corporation

Pretty college coeds with an affinity for watching old horror movies are a rarity. So it’s a breath of fresh air to stumble upon this cute film geek. Besides having the girl next door look on lock, Zoe’s also proven to be a natural survivor who’s adapted to the zombie apocalypse with the utmost finesse. Needless to say, those George Romero film marathons served their purpose. We need more of her type in the dorms.

Juliet Starling (Lollipop Chainsaw)

Kadokawa Games

A busty, barely legal American cheerleader with a fetish for lollipops and chainsawing zombies, Juliet is a gaming nerd’s power fantasy. Some might even argue that she’s the Buffy of the zombie world, just more bubbly and outgoing. One can’t help but stare at Juliet’s revealing outfits, though we find her devotion to relationships to be just as alluring. After all, this is the same chick that saved her man by decapitating his head and keeping it around her waist as a keychain.

Crimson Viper (Street Fighter 4)

Capcom

Interestingly enough, Capcom designed the secret agent with the intentions of making her digital eye candy for American males. Mission accomplished. Crimson Viper isn’t shy about exposing her cleavage and midriff to showcase her killer abs. Most will say the business suit doesn’t do Viper’s body justice, but we can all agree it obviously highlights those hawt curves. The Angelina Jolie-esque facial features, long red hair, and sassy attitude make for one hot package.

Nova (Heroes of the Storm)

Blizzard Entertainment

Let’s be honest here. Nothing about the StarCraft universe screams sexy — except for the Terran Dominion Ghost better known as November "Nova" Terra. The assassin hero flaunts a supermodel physique with a Hollywood face that shimmers with every blown kiss she throws our way. Not exactly something we can say about some of the other cadets from the Ghost Academy. Nevertheless, she’s a tease worth entertaining and pursuing.

Bayonetta (Bayonetta Series)

Platinum Games, Nex Entertainment

Who’d have thought a witch that’s been put to sleep for over 500 years could look this good? Guess you can say she’s one for sleeping in. All quips aside, Baynotta’s already become this gaming generation’s sexiest avatar because of her dominatrix presence and near-revealing body suit, which is actually just her hair. The librarian look definitely adds to the fantasy. Include her shape-shifting capabilities, use of S&M-inspired gadgets, and those high-heel pistols — this bewitched beauty has us begging to be punished.

Yuna (Final Fantasy X, X-2)

Square Enix

Square Enix’s saucy minx switched up her style and grew into a more playful, hot gaming babe that embodies the hypersexualized nature of FFX2. A sweetheart with a great singing voice and heterochromia eyes (one green and one blue), Yuna stands out as a loyal, soft-spoken summoner. There’s just something about a chick rocking dual pistols in a pair of Daisy Dukes that just gets you hot and bothered. Damn you Ms. Croft.

Eva aka Big Momma (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)

Konami

Big Boss’ love interest is no stranger to flaunting the goods. The fact that she’s not too fond of zipping up her jumpsuit speaks for itself. However, let’s not forget she is also a trained assassin who uses her beauty as a distraction to take out the threat. So just imagine what she’s capable of if you’re on the opposite side of her barrel. Even in her later years, she bears a strikingly resemblance to Lauren Bacall. Talk about one hot MILF.

Cortana (Halo)

Bungie

If the movie Her taught us anything, it’s that there is absolutely nothing wrong with falling in love with your operating system. Right? Cortona might be nothing more than artificial intelligence. Still, there’s something to be said about her confident, smart, and vulnerably feminine personae. These traits combined with her titillating design bring Cortana’s humanistic aura to life. She won’t pass judgment for staring too long either because — newsflash — she’s a hologram.

Harley Quinn (Batman: Arkham City)

Rocksteady Studios, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

A pop culture fixture of cosplay, The Joker’s psychotic sidepiece has grown to become a comic book sex icon courtesy of her signature skin-tight outfit, which as you know does wonders for her voluptuous figure. Quinn has the acrobatic talents and an enhanced immune system that evokes the wildest bedroom fantasies. Plus any woman with the allure to make face paint attractive has our heart.

Catherine (Catherine)

Atlus

Tapping into Catherine is like being engaged in a dating sim RPG. Only difference is you’re subjected to moving forward in a relationship with a free-spirited and super freaky blonde. Poor you huh? Catherine’s personality wins you over at first. Then as her darker side slowly comes to fruition, you can’t help but be drawn to her mysterious and wild ways. Bad girl syndrome: sooner or later we all fall victim to it.

Trish (Devil May Cry Series)

Capcom

It’s no secret most men lust over feisty felines. And better believe this one will claw you where it hurts most. Dante’s other half is clearly a hard shell to crack. But after saving her life, the demon hunter’s managed to bring out her haunting charm. We actually prefer sparking a one-on-one with her more seductive alter ego Gloria who isn’t so rough around the edges and more seductive.

Rayne (Bloodrayne)

Terminal Reality

Would you believe this sultry bloodsucker was the first video game character to ever appear in Playboy? It’s true. The vampire slayer surely has the body to leave any man aroused at first glance. Her revealing leather corset is also a testament to the character’s sexual enchantment. Granted the supernatural redhead’s knack for foreplay might be just a tad extreme, that wouldn’t stop you from letting her sink those fangs into your sweet spots.

Commander Jane Shepard (Mass Effect 3)

BioWare

Radiant freckles, gorgeous green eyes, and striking red hair — we’re talking one hot ginger here. And that’s only her default look. We can acknowledge Shepard’s charismatic demeanor and hardcore fighting skills as turn-ons. But in reality, her beauty is what you make of it, as BioWare’s customization system transforms “FemShep” into any form of hottie you see best fit for intergalactic war.

Joanna Dark (Perfect Dark: Zero)

Rare, Microsoft Game Studios

Perfect Dark’s heroine has done something none of us thought was possible: add sex appeal to a first-person shooter. The female equivalent to 007 is an underrated stunner who’s been overlooked due to her earlier contributions to the gaming genre during the N64 era. It wasn’t till we tapped into the character’s back-story on the Xbox 360 that we finally noticed her operative beauty. Dark’s incredible reflexes and massive range of technical skills certainly have their benefits. Just use your imagination.